Safe Routes to School: Sacajawea Elementary School

Updated: January 10, 2018

What’s happening now?

As part of the Safe Routes to School program, we’re in the planning phase to make walkway improvements in the Sacajawea neighborhood to make it safer and easier for kids to walk and bike to school. Our focus areas are:

NE 90th

20th Ave

17th Ave NE

NE 97th St

NE 98th St

Project Overview

This Safe Routes to School project will make it safer and easier for students to walk to Sacajawea Elementary School by creating a connected walkway network. We’re currently in the planning phase and we anticipate installing the improvements in 2019 or 2020.

Through community outreach, we have heard that neighbors want to:

Make neighborhood streets safer so that everyone can enjoy walking around

Be able to walk to bus stops on 15th Ave NE and Lake City Way NE, school, local businesses, and parks

Slow down speeds, decrease noise from traffic, and make it easier to pull out of driveways

We are working with neighbors on planning and designing a network of cost-effective walkways so that we can respond to the community desire for dedicating walking spaces in this neighborhood. Funding does not allow us to construct a traditional concrete sidewalk on all the blocks that are missing sidewalks.

What do cost effective walkways look like?

Why does a connected walkway network matter?

Schools that are in neighborhoods with high quality walking environments are more likely to have more kids walking to school.

Locations

Schedule

We’re currently in the planning phase. We’ll complete design in 2019, and we anticipate installing the improvements in 2019 or 2020.

Outreach

We’re in the planning phase, so we’d love to hear your feedback on improvements you’d like to see. Please email or call with your thoughts or to set up a meeting: Ashley Rhead; ashley.rhead@seattle.gov; 206-684-7577.

When

What

Details

Spring 2018

Walk audit with Sacajawea Elementary School

Learned about safety concerns in the neighborhood

November 13, 2018

Community Meeting at Sacajawea Lunchroom

Shared ideas and asked for input on current issues and potential improvements in the neighborhood

City-Wide Information

Top Requests

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) develops, maintains, and operates a transportation system that promotes the mobility of people and goods, and enhances the quality of life, environment, and economy of Seattle. In June 2002, SDOT was created by combining transportation planning from the former Strategic Planning Office with the former Seattle Transportation Department to bring a more comprehensive approach to transportation service delivery. A major element of SDOT's creation was the establishment of the Policy, Planning, and Major Projects division, which is charged with transportation system planning and providing increased control and influence over major projects under construction in Seattle.